Corn Bunting in Limburg

An Eagle Owl and a Corn Bunting was missing on the year list so a visit to Limburg was planned. The Eagle Owl was seen In the Enci quarry near Maastricht and the Corn Buntings were reported at the Hamster Sanctuary Sibbe last week. For the months list I had to do the Middle Spotted Woodpeckerso this could also be tried.

White-throated Dipper in the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen

Today I did not have to get up early. In the morning I had no time to go birding but in the afternoon I had a few hours. Enough time to visit a White-throated Dipperthat has been reported for some time in Zandvoort.

Red Phalarope in Leidschendam

In Leidschendam all week a Red Phalaropewas reported all week. I do not have this bird on the year list so a visit was scheduled. Jan Verhoeven, Koen Rovers and Luuk Wassenberg wanted to join me so it was agreed that at seven in the morning we would leave. Alwin also came along and he drove straight to Leidschendam.

Desert Wheatear at Stellendam

In the outer harbor of Stellendam a Desert Wheatearwas reported this week. The expectation was that the bird was still present there on Saturday so plans were made for a visit to Stellendam followed by a round Zeeland.

Migration counting and a Citrine Wagtail

Sunday morning the positions were taken at the Brobbelbies (our migration site). A southeast wind was predicted and yesterday it was a good day at most Dutch migration sites. At 7.00 o’clock I picked up Koen Rovers and then headed to Vorstenbosch to pick Teun van Kessel. Around 7.30 we arrived at the migration site.

Day to the island of Schiermonnikoog

This year no long weekend to the island of Vlieland that’s why a few visits to the Wadden islands were on the program. This time it was the turn of Schiermonnikoog. The predictions for the weather did not look too well but we took the risk. At 4 o’clock in the morning we left from Uden with Jan Verhoeven, Luuk Wassenberg, Koen Rovers and myself of course. We planned to get the first ferry to the island at 6:30.